Adventist

[ad-ven-tist, ad-ven-]

noun

Also called Second Adventist. a member of any of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent.

adjective

of or relating to Adventists.

Origin of Adventist

First recorded in 1835–45; Advent + -ist

Related formsAd·vent·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for adventist

Contemporary Examples of adventist

The daughter of 7th Day Adventist missionaries, Heidi Nelson was raised with the expectation that she would do well.
House of Cruz: the Making of Ted Cruz
Michelle Cottle
November 1, 2013

Historical Examples of adventist

Late in May, 1894, he held a discussion with an Adventist leader.
Birth of a Reformation
Andrew Byers
When through, Mr. K——, a poor silly Adventist, harangued some moments.
Birth of a Reformation
Andrew Byers
The verse has the accent of a Second Adventist a century later.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature
Moncure Daniel Conway
She is a tall spindlin' woman, a Second Adventist by perswasion, and weighs about ninety-nine pounds.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 3.
Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
Here two Second Adventist preachers, a Mr. Chapman and his wife, were holding forth.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
Pardee Butler

British Dictionary definitions for adventist

Adventist

noun

a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent

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Word Origin and History for adventist

Adventist

1843, from Advent + -ist. Church Latin adventus was applied to the coming of the Savior, both the first or the anticipated second, hence Adventist, a name applied to millenarian sects, especially and originally the Millerites (U.S.).